Fauna - Vertebrates

Tramea basilaris - Keyhole Glider

Phylum: Arthropoda, Class: Insecta, Order: Odonata, Family: Libellulidae - Skimmers, Dropwings
Tramea basilaris
Keyhole Glider

More information on this species

Photographer/Source: G Diedericks - Photo from the Virtual Museum of the Odonata Atlas of Southern Africa, photo credit: G Diedericks


Features
reddish and brownish body, abdomen with black tip, dark red patches on base of hindwings (male)

reddish and brownish body, abdomen with black tip, dark red patches on base of hindwings (male)

greyish brown body, abdomen with black tip, dark brown patches on base of hindwings (female)

greyish brown body, abdomen with black tip, dark brown patches on base of hindwings (female)

More photos on other websites:
Look for Tramea_basilaris on iNaturalist
UCT Animal Demography Unit Virtual Museum
 



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